light, medium or heavyweight cob - whats the diff?

[LilyP]

Whats is the definition of a lightweight, mediumweight or heavyweight cob? I hear people use the terms all the time but can't seem to find the difference? Is it the amount of bone rather than actual weight? Or height?

I have a little cob so was just wondering what he'd be classed as.

Thanks!

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

several inches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in bone! not height! not in fat either! i think cobs have a max height of 153 but could be wrong on this! but the weight is defined by bone!

 

[miss_c]

It's bone. Show cobs shouldn't be over 15.1hh, but there are now maxi cob classes for taller cobs.

 

[JoBo]

No idea but I always call Bodey a Middleweight, as even though he has a big neck and body, his legs aren’t that chunky. But I could be totally wrong.
This is him, schooling the other day, what do you think?

 

[lilym]

A LW cob should have at least 8" of bone below the knee a HW should have a minimum of 9" of bone, there is no such thing as a MW cob. They are either LW or HW, it's hunters that are LW MW or HW. Can you post a pic??

 

[Nailed]

He looks more lightweight..
Lou x

 

[lilym]

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No idea but I always call Bodey a Middleweight, as even though he has a big neck and body, his legs aren’t that chunky. But I could be totally wrong.
This is him, schooling the other day, what do you think?

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He's a LW and a very nice one too

 

[LilyP]

He has about 8 and 1/2 inches so he would be a lightweight

Thats been buging me for ages thank you very much lol

I'll need to dig out some pics

 

[JoBo]

Oh, I can now call him a LW, better keep that diet of his going then! Thanks for that!

 

[Charmaine18]

I think Scooby is pretty heavyweight, but you can't really see how much bone he has under the feathers

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(This is an old pic, he's slimmer now!)

 

[Toffee44]

Think my boys a HW